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debilitate

  (dĭ-bĭl'ĭ-tāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.

[Latin dēbilitāre, dēbilitāt-, from dēbilis, weak.]

debilitation de·bil'i·ta'tion n.
debilitative de·bil'i·ta'tive adj.
 
 
Thesaurus: debilitate

verb

    To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: attenuate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, sap, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken. See strong/weak.

 
Antonyms: debilitate

v

Definition: incapacitate
Antonyms: aid, assist, cure, energize, help, invigorate, mend, strengthen


 
Veterinary Dictionary: debilitation

Being in a state of debility.

 
Word Tutor: debilitate
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To reduce in strength; to weaken.

pronunciation A serious injury can debilitate an athlete's performance.

 
Translations: Translations for: Debilitate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - svække, afkræfte

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzwakken

Français (French)
v. tr. - débiliter

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwächen, entkräften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξασθενίζω, εξουθενώνω, αποδυναμώνω, υποσκάπτω (την υγεία)

Italiano (Italian)
indebolire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - debilitar

Русский (Russian)
ослаблять, деморализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - debilitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvaga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使衰弱

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使衰弱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쇠퇴하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 衰弱させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضعف ( جسم شخص), يوهن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החליש, התיש‬


 
 

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